Alignment

[Daran]

Hi, I'm new to FrontPage & Web design and could do with
some help aligning objects on a page so that they always
stay in the same position on any screen/browser.
I am currently placing pictures upon a page and then
using absolute position to align them. I then use the Z
Index in order that I can place other pictures and or
text boxes over the top. Trouble is wysiwyg quite frankly
isn't wysiwyg.
Any help appreciated.

 

[Wally S]

Absolute position and Z index will not come out the same on all browsers,
and not at all on some. If your design concept permits it, you will do
better using tables for layout.

Wally S

 

[Daran]

As I understood, if I placed an image, using absolute
position, at 2 pixels in from the left and 2 pixels down
from the top - that image would always appear 2 pixels in
from the left and 2 pixels down from the top (on any
screen/browser). That being the case, why does "absolute
position not view the same on all browsers"? Or have I
got entirely the wrong concept of absolute position?

 

[Wally S]

Different browsers do different things. If you know all your readers are
using the latest browsers, then positioning should work. But tables are more
reliable and better supported by the different browsers, especially older
ones.

Wally S